On Jul 28, Malaysia’s largest cinema chain, Golden Screen CInemas (GSC) posted on its social media confirming the movie would not be screened in the country.
Competing movie chain TGV Cinemas also put up a social media post indicating the movie would not be screened.
The confirmation by the cinema chains came about two weeks after it was announced that the movie’s Malaysian screening would be postponed.
Thor’s Malaysian release was originally slated for Jul 7.
However, The New Straits Times reported film distributor The Walt Disney Company (M) Sdn Bhd stating on Jul 1 that the release had been postponed to Jul 21.
No reason was given for the postponement, and days later, it was announced that the release was “postponed indefinitely”, forcing cinema operators to issue refunds for tickets already sold in advance.
The movie features a scene where Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth, has his buttocks exposed. It also alludes to same-sex relationships between some characters.
Thor: Love and Thunder was the second time in a month Disney had decided to give the Malaysian market a miss for its new release.
In June, Disney scrapped the release of the animated feature “Lightyear”.
Thor: Love and Thunder, is the fourth instalment in the Thor franchise, featuring famous movie stars such as Natalie Portman and Christian Bale.